Tri-Parish Pro-Life Ministry
Mission Statement
The mission of the Tri-Parish Pro-Life Ministry is to promote respect for human life from conception to natural death as set forth in the papal encyclical Evangelium Vitae, The Gospel of Life, which tells us that all human life is sacred, for we have been created in the Image and Likeness of God.
The Tri-Parish Pro-Life Ministry began in 2009 to encourage, educate, and support a culture of LIFE in the three Battle Creek parishes. The group usually meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. The location alternates between the St. Philip and St. Joseph sites. Please consult your bulletin for details or contact Cathy Hirzel at 968-4639 or chirzel@aol.com if you would like to be added to the email list.
Some Group Activities Include:
- Financial support for those attending the Washington, DC March for Life in January
- Honoring our parents on Mother’s and Father’s Day
- Celebrating Grandparents’ Day in July
- Spiritual Adoption Prayer Program and Baby Shower (March 25 – December 25)
- Supporting Caring Network, part of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Kalamazoo
- Supporting Alternatives of Battle Creek (a pro-life pregnancy center)
- Prayer Service for the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children in September
- Life Chain on Respect Life Sunday in October
- Annual Tri-Parish Pro-Life dinner/speaker event during October
- Placing white flags at the 3 parishes during Respect Life Month to remember the children who have been aborted
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in October
- Attending the Michigan March for Life in November
- Helping to lead the Rosary for the Unborn every Saturday before 5:00 Mass at St. Joseph
- Promoting 40 Days for Life prayers at the Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood Office